Under the shaded canopy it is cool as the heat of the afternoon sun shines down. Slowly they amble and finally approach the stall. You see both sisters, twin heirs and masters to the Upper Kingdom of Naspure. With them is the fiercely renowned Warrior , protector and servant 'Gei- Janna'. To them she is bound by ' Eternal Servitude ', the code her caste live and die by. She stops by the slaver ' Noamer ', a despicable and despised parasite who relishes the misfortune and suffering of others. A beast whome I now call ' master '.
I sit and wait, under the cool shade of the canopy, as my master peddles his wares. he will soon approach me for I have a task. A task that is bound to me and my kind.
What ? she sees me. her glare makes me uneasy. My eyes search the promenade, and I see the twin masters aloft sitting in their transport. A vendor offers a master refreshment. Has it been poisoned ? I don't know how many players are in this game. It is then that I spot him. Zarkon, master of the lower house of Ilam. He lurks in the shadows. He is unkind to his slaves. In the distance I hear my name. It is time. I must prepare.
The House of Nilam and it's Masters in the upper kingdom of Naspure must fall. I am it's destroyer. My code wills it.... Assassin.

Hi guys,
best of luck to all of you on this challenge. here is my initial concept for this challenge. I am working on a few more concepts which I will submit in the following days.
As for this particular concept, i wanted to use a more philosophical approach to the Master and servant Architype. And i love Samurai !

NOOB!

03-23-2005, 06:30 PM

cool,i like samurais too,althought i don't know a thing about em,this cud be a learning experience for me.

Hi all,
well I think I have at last roughed out my final concept. People are inspired by many things. In this instance it was my cat. Originaly I was going to do some freaky little alien dude on the little floater, but it just didn't look and feel right. So I just doodled my cat as a stand in and.. 'presto'..it fits (pardon the pun,)..' purrr fectly .
I am thinking of adding a few more characters to this as I go along.

Hi all,
well I think I have at last roughed out my final concept. People are inspired by many things. In this instance it was my cat. Originaly I was going to do some freaky little alien dude on the little floater, but it just didn't look and feel right. So I just doodled my cat as a stand in and.. 'presto'..it fits (pardon the pun,)..' purrr fectly .
I am thinking of adding a few more characters to this as I go along.

Hi All,
been working on this at work while my art directors back was turned. Hope he doesn't read this post. Anyway, managed to do some line work and also change the composition a bit. Been thinking of making the cat more playful and having the servants /slaves more happy around it. While there is more fear and submissiveness with those near the creature. Hmmm.. Ialso want to put a few more characters in.

T.

element5

03-24-2005, 01:19 PM

Hiya, came over to see what you are up to..... Nice idea and a great start :thumbsup:

ms@zx

03-25-2005, 01:15 AM

nice!!i like the sketch alot and the concept is fine:)one thing about the gal whose holding the big plate in the background,i think she's alil too far away if she's to face the cat.i'm not sure if thats ur intention or not:)anyway..this is fabulous start.i'll keep an eye on this

goodluck!:thumbsup:

Tariq12

03-25-2005, 01:28 AM

Thanks Michael. yeah, infact originaly i had the plate girl closer to the floater. But I realised that I wanted to show that she was actually standing on a step but also she had to keep her distance to the master and if he so wished he would give her a sign so that she could approach.
T.

Hi all,
stated fleshing out the idea a bit more.Still thinking of adding a slave trader in front of the body guard, and a few more happier servants near the cat. I want to also have a whole bustling market place in the background. I want to get a very 'Orientalists' theme going.

Hi all,
here is some detail work for the two slaves in the foreground.
Let me know what you guys think.
T.

BlacKeri

03-25-2005, 11:10 PM

Wow, those foreground slaves look awesome! I will definitely be peeking into this thread to see more :)

Rudeone

03-26-2005, 01:24 AM

Those slaves look great, the tattoo is a nice touch, I would defenitly keep it in. I think you got them just right, doesn't need to be changed a lot for the final.
BTW what are the slaves doing? are they mopping the floor or just bowing for the cat? or something like that.

Keep em coming and I'll keep checking:thumbsup:

BatskyStarman

03-26-2005, 02:17 AM

I love your initial sketches with the samurai. They are more provocative than the female slaves. In the female slave pictures, there are too many things going on at once. But whatever you think will work for you, you should go for it, there is not doubt that the talent is there.

Hey there! Great start... I like the idea of an ancient slavemarket with that futuristic touch.:thumbsup:
Cheerz and thanks for stopping by in my thread:beer:

Tariq12

03-26-2005, 11:33 AM

Blackeri - Thanks dude ! Although I can't wait 2 see what u come up with for your concept. :)

Rudeone - Thanks dude ! I really want 2 put more tattoos on the slaves. I saw a doco on Harems and slaves, they were tattooed with Henna before bing presented to the masters. Cool huh ? BTW, check out my thread
http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?t=223787
my take on the '; Ju-on '

Batsky Starman - Thanks dude ! I really love the Samurai pic too and I am developing it as a personal piece. But I was inspired by the 'Orientalists' and that's how this design came to be.
We are all Masters or Servants to someone or something.

Teknotek83 - Thanks Dude ! I'm gonna make it look as busy as I can without cluttering up the main protagonists.

Once again 'Thanks all ' and keep em' comming !

omengeorge

03-26-2005, 12:15 PM

lovely concept, truly and purrrfectly lovely...

I saw the slave sketch first and was hmm slaves and a master..humdrum..but when i looked into see what the cat is about..i loved your rough concept...
way to go with brainstorming, adn give thy cat a few pets from my side too,:D
love,
Vinesh

regarded warrior

03-26-2005, 12:22 PM

those girls are looking nice! good start and keep rockin

W-I-L

03-26-2005, 12:25 PM

studys are very good... not sure of the compasition...maybe too busy.

punklover

03-26-2005, 01:01 PM

this concept has a big potential , i saw your previous works and they simply rocks :buttrock:
good continuation:)

Genesisa

03-26-2005, 01:30 PM

hey man whats up,

i think the image is gorgeous, but dont you think the girl whit the wierd legs looks out of balance? anyway great image you going great man, good luck

good luck for everybody

Rudeone

03-26-2005, 01:48 PM

Yeah man, more tattoos very cool!:thumbsup:

Your take on Ju-on, dude you nailed it!, awesome! Will scary mom also be in the piece? she totally freaked me out every time (brrrr that noise she makes), great movies, still haven't seen the american version though.
Pretty funny, a while ago I started a Ju-on painting myself, a got the idea when I was in my (small) shower and thought it would be cool to have a girl in the same sort of shower(painting naked girls is fun:D ) who suddenly sees the little Ju-on kid and behind her the mother comes crawling down the wall ready to grab her throat with her hair, but that one is being put on hold for now.

Curiosity dragged me over... And am I happy it did.
Your works were truelly worth it!
It is a great pleasure to watch you sketch out your ideas.

There is a point that I am sort of confused though. I understand that the Shogun/Samurai (Good catch! Samurai is Servent in Japanese for those who don't know) is going to be a personal project.. but are all the other works going to be put together in one grand composition?(Not too bright this evening)

I have to agree with the slave girl at the background, sort of, JUST not fitting in right. I think it is sort of based on the illusions real life situations play on us? Like you take a photo in such a way that the moon seems to be between your fingers...
And in your image the fact that there is nothing sudgesting the distance value of her to the viewer or even suggesting that there is a story of stairs there behind where she is standing. Really creates an odd perspective. Sort of like she is soo far, that she is behind the ground curve.. or a little hilltop/elevation. Can you see what I am getting at?
I KNOW you are in the begining yet, and I am sure you plans on adding in details.. if nothing textures that are declining in size or something, would show. I just hope that you have things planned for her.

Point proven; you are a very talented individual and it would be great fun to tag along your project.

Good luck!

Black

misledtomisery

03-27-2005, 10:28 AM

beautiful work. i love the feel of your comps and sketches. i wanna see more. i'll reply soon im sure.

Hi all, started to get a little definition going. Wanting to add a few space crafts and background stuff. want to also spend the next few days on the background and filling it with substancial characters.
T.

SoniaNotRed

03-27-2005, 08:25 PM

Hi, Tariq!

I've been secretly watching this thread for a while but now that you're starting to define the final image I think I should give my humble imput.

About the girl being sold - something isn't quite right with her. Her hips are too low?

About the servant girl - the knee on her left leg is not turned the same way as her foot. (And both her feet seem a bit large for her but that's probably because they're not shaded yet...)

Overall it's a great pic! I'll be watching for new posts.

Good luck!:thumbsup:

nebezial

03-27-2005, 08:49 PM

Yum!, this is like star wars meets hentai for a painting session, just one suggestion, do something with the colour of the sky, something about it bothers me, maybe a slightly different hue, this will be an awesome work:thumbsup: oh , yeah and the hips arent the problem it s the depth of the shadowsbut knowing the way i myself work u have noticed it and have it in fixup schedule.

monsitj

03-28-2005, 01:11 AM

your color rendering is very cool! I love woman coloring ,
I think your composition is a little bit scatter element, when I look first ,I dont' know what is the focal point , who is the master? without reading the story. In this case , I think the alien girl in the middle, the princess in the flying pod, and chamberlain , have "equal" maybe you can pick the one or move all three charactor together and emphasis one of them,
good luck
:thumbsup:

hey all, some detail for the background buildings. I know, I know before everyone starts up on me about how no one is going to see this stuff once the central figures are in place, i'm letting you all know that I that I am taking this really as a challenge and I also need more landscape stuff for my folio.

Hey,didn't see this thread before and it's looking really nice!!!
Although I agree with Monsitj about the composition.It's missing a bit of energy right now I think and for the moment it's look a bit like you dropped your elements there just like that. Maybe try to play around some more with foreground and background elements.
I think that the sky is indeed a bit to normal for the moment and think that a sky with orange/Pink/purple tones would increase a bit the dramatic part of the pic.
These are just suggestions ofcourse.
Because it's really heading to a great final:thumbsup:
Good luck!!!I' sure be popping in again later on

AlyFell

03-30-2005, 06:32 AM

This is really starting to come together great... All the little elements of the pic being worked on seperately and building up like a big jigsaw. My concern is the focal point of the composition; where we are meant to consentrate our attention... At the moment you could almost cut the picture in half and have two pics that would be perfect for the challenge brief! :) The slaves and the alien woman in one, and the priest and girl worshiping the cat in the other... However, your attention to detail and rendering skills are working excellently... coming back for more soon! :D

Hi guys,
been working solidly for a few days now, and thought i'd post some stuff up. here is the background as it stood at 2.00 pm yesterday afternoon.
T.

tariqr

03-30-2005, 08:03 AM

Okmer - thanks dude, i always had in mind a more vibrant colour scheme for the background. And I think the colours you mentioned were exactly the ones I hadn't put in yet. Anyway this is looking more the way I wanted it to look now. :rolleyes:

Posh - at last thanks for comming to visit. i think from the get go I had planned out in my head that I wanted the composition to look like a gerome painting. You are right when you say the painting has no focal point. A few have made that point and for a while I was considering taking th cat out, and leaving just the cyber chick, but then again....hmm? i think I want to have many masters and many servants. :shrug:

T.

AlyFell

03-30-2005, 08:19 AM

The update's great! Those clouds are amazing... and the depth is excellent! Check out the work of Sir Laurence Alma-Tadema if you don't know him for the kind of ambience I get a feeling you're going for here. Although he's got a big thing for marble, and boy he does it sooo well.

Also look for him on www.artrenewal.org , which might be down at the moment, but has some brill collections! Forgive me if you already know his stuff, and I'm preaching to the converted...! ;)

omengeorge

03-30-2005, 08:49 AM

Hey TAriq...every aspect of this is starting to look amazing... Was aghast when you mentioned removing the cat...thats one of the unique parts of your composition, adn will only be a plus to the story telling aspect of your peice.. don't please have a rethink later on and remove it..its too good to go,,:D

I love the way you are workin in the architecture, with contorted figures being worked in spo efficiently...hmm...
wil be checkijn in again later,
love,
Vinesh

nebezial

03-30-2005, 09:25 AM

What can i say i love it, it has that old heavy metal illustration style and the amount of people is just the way i like it, ill say what i allways say, keep it up , but dont rush it!:thumbsup:

Tariq12

04-01-2005, 08:22 AM

Hey Guys, thanx for the cool comments.

posh - hey yeah, Alma-Tadema's work is what i was inspired by to do this,and i don't know why i didn't mention his name. maybe it was late and i was sleepy. .. mmm sleeepyy..!
I have a cool book on him and about 150 images which i had downloaded. - cheers, b commin to see your stuff soon.

omengeorge- hey man , yeah i think as i was writing about the cat i was already making my mind up that he was definately going to stay. After all he was the true inspiration for this piece.

Neb - thanks man, don't worry i won't rush it.

T.

SEL

04-01-2005, 08:26 AM

Really love the color on this, background is really great, but foreground and background light dont match quite yet, i know your still working on this so Ill check back on future updates. Great job!

Hi all, here is WIP on the foreground pillar and ground detail. Want to concentrate on getting some tech to mesh in with the ornate architecture.
T.

artjunkie

04-01-2005, 07:21 PM

holy crap! this stuff is awesome! you're a bit more ambitious than I am, that's for sure LOL! Awesome designs and that bg has a great epic feel about it. Keep up the great work and I'll check back later.

my 2D entry:
http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?threadid=222438

pixeltroll2005

04-02-2005, 06:27 AM

Great work! Great website!. Just Great! Best of luck in the competition.

NOOB!

04-02-2005, 07:41 AM

sah-weet clouds man,ah the joy of working at hi-res.

madskillz18

04-02-2005, 09:28 PM

Excellent stuff that you have going on. I hope you don't take out the cat since it's an original take on the whole master/slave concept. I think the cat is the strongest idea out of all of them. Your backgrounds are amazing and your attention to detail is inspiring. :)

Hi all, here is a WIP of the slaver and his slave. I wanted to do some stuff on the characters as I was going stir crazy doing the landscape. This is probably 50% done.
i'll probably do a bit more on the slaver before i put it into the main pic and start putting in the drop shadows and grading the colour.
T.

element5

04-03-2005, 01:51 PM

wow a massive image and heaps to look at, will be waiting for more. :)

steffenoid

04-03-2005, 11:25 PM

This is a little general, so before I say anything, I'll apologize for that

From looking at al your wip images, I'm concerned your concept is slightly too busy, I mean you have the master woman, the slave seller, and the two women in the foreground all in the same regeon in your painting. Perhaps consider spreading them out or something? just my 2 cents.

Tommy Lee

04-04-2005, 11:11 AM

This is a little general, so before I say anything, I'll apologize for that

From looking at al your wip images, I'm concerned your concept is slightly too busy, I mean you have the master woman, the slave seller, and the two women in the foreground all in the same regeon in your painting. Perhaps consider spreading them out or something? just my 2 cents.

I have to say he got a point there. Be careful with your composition!
Overall very nice image so far:thumbsup:

Cheerz

Tommy Lee

Tariq12

04-04-2005, 11:23 AM

Hi guys,
thanks for your concern about the composition. Yeah i've really put some effort into how i set up the characters and the lighting of the finished piece and I am confident (fingers crossed) that I can have a final image that is in my head. I know it is pretty hard to convey this right now but as I progress I hope the piece will really come to life.
Thanx for the crits though and do keep reminding me of it, so that I don't fall off my game.

Cheers,
T.
:thumbsup:

nebezial

04-04-2005, 11:26 AM

i just got from ur site... U R A COMIC FREAK YAAAAY:bounce: :thumbsup: i am too. i m working on a graphic novel which ill send to image comics, i might post a page here for u to see, did u get any response from the companies? i sent some witchblade pages atwo years ago to top cow and wanted to post some hulk for marvel... too lazy i guess , here are links to those workshttp://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?t=215508 witchblade
http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?t=215303 hulk
love ur work man!!!:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

AlyFell

04-04-2005, 01:22 PM

Hey Tariq! Congratulations on the front page the other day... twice! BTW, the hair on 'White Queen' is fab! I'm going for something like that on 'Kitty'...

Watch the hand on the girl in this update. It's looking a bit awkward... otherwise, can't wait to see a bigger shot!

Tariq12

04-04-2005, 01:34 PM

hey Aly, Thanks mate . Yeah i couldn't believe I got two on the front page. Also thanks for the heads up on the girl's arm. It's been bugging me too, so I've moved on to do other stuff and come back to it with a fresh look.
Cheers,
T.

nebezial

04-04-2005, 01:38 PM

a lil colouring tip, add a streak of more saturated lo opacity red on the zone where the light and shadows meet, it will simulate the so called sub sirface scattering and liven up the skin shading and the characters themselves:D

I really like the progress so far. It's coming along great. The only critique I can make it is seems a bit busy. Maybe need to bring focus to one area a little more.

GhostInTheMachine

04-05-2005, 06:46 PM

i like the legs, theyr inspired and samurai are always cool

sort out the woamns ear a little tho, the right side one is too large!

BaronImpossible

04-05-2005, 09:33 PM

This is turning out to be quite epic - nice. The left-hand side is brilliantly composed, but I'm not sure about the flat concrete bit to the right, or the girl on the right who's partly out of the picture. The 3 women on the left are excellent.

thanks for the kudos Baron. This is the complete piece still in WIP. Still trying to figure out how many servants/slaves I want following the cat (master). Of course I still have the task of adding the throng of crowd in the background marketplace as well.
T.

However, and I'm going to be blunt here, I think you have to much going on. It seems like there are several dynamic things happening in an enclosed area none of which have much to do with one another. Its like there are three vignettes being portrayed in this image.

I would suggest you either integrate the elements of your scene into a more cohesive whole or focus on one part of it.

But to clarify again... I do think the individual elements look great.

-L

Slav

04-07-2005, 03:53 AM

looking sharp there bud. i would love to see some hands on her... not just stumps :) but then again you are the artist here.... :)

jowens

04-07-2005, 05:05 AM

Your update to the "beast girl" looks great, I really like the change. Only critique is on the previous post, the figures don't really seem tied to the scene yet, the lighting and shadows just seem off a bit (specifically since there are no shadows at their feet).

Quite likely just something you hadn't gotten to yet. Really like what you've done so far though, like the concept!

BlackDidThis

04-07-2005, 05:17 AM

I feel for your pain on doing the chains!... they take so much time and are souch repetative tasks.

The suit looks fantastic! She is looking ALOT better now. Not to mention her face and her expression!
I guess the line art was in the way earlier on. Your image is really working out great.

Black

Tariq12

04-07-2005, 09:51 AM

Hi lane - thanks dude, I think what I'm trying to achive with this composition is 'Epic'. if you do look closely you can see the sevral masters and servants/ slaves. They all have something to do with the other. If it's not evident now it will be as i near completion of this piece. :thumbsup:

Slav - thanks dude, i wanted to give her mech gun for a hand, to protect the master. :)

Jowens - thanks dude. :)

Black - thanks dude, yeah i'm not looking forward to doing the chains. But alas I must.
I'm also much happier with the new and improved look of the beast girl.

:applause:

calisto-lynn

04-07-2005, 09:54 AM

grat colouring, the armor looks good.. very hot chick!!:)

nebezial

04-07-2005, 09:57 AM

she looks fantastic, u nreed to define her ear a bit, it is a little blurry, i love the metalwork u did on her, i can only suggest to enrich the colour of the armour, it is kinda killing her asit is, u can simply do it by setting ur brush to overlay,it will mage her phisicallx emerge from the flattish feeling, u r definitely going the right way man keep it up:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

Miyagu

04-07-2005, 10:23 AM

hi tariq, just popped in to say that itīs shaping up very beautyful.. wow.. i love the background... and the armour design on the girl is brilliant.. i like that she has no hands..
so many nice details here!

hmm.. right now itīs a little bit difficult to see the cat-master.. at the moment i think the focus is mostly on the armoured slavegirl, because she is looking in our direction.. the next thing i see is the standing girl on the left then the shiny girl with the plate.. then the master..

i do like the whole image as it is.. maybe the cat just needs more light? i donīt know.. :)
iīm very curious about the next updates! :thumbsup:

Tariq12

04-07-2005, 10:50 AM

Hy Neb - thanks man. yeah still sorting out the tid bits to sharpen and so forth. Thanx for the tip with the overlay brush. Will definately try it.. :thumbsup:

Hey Dunk - thanx mate, I'm trying to intergrate everything as well as the background and the people in the markets... it's driving me NUTS !! i think as I go along and pull all the elements together things will gradually fall into place...fingers crossed. :p

Thanks again guys.
T.

tuck

04-07-2005, 12:34 PM

your detail is have fine. i love it.:thumbsup: :thumbsup:

decado

04-07-2005, 12:58 PM

Great work! I love the way you have taken the orientalist format and updated it. The work is resonant of Gerome , Leighton and Alma-Tadema without being derivative. It is refreshing to see someone tackling such a weighty composition without it getting cluttered and confusing. Looking forward to seeing how it all progresses...
D

hey all,
been busy at work, had no time to update. So finally had time to do some work and here tis.
Trying to put some detail on the servant with the dish.
T.

sidchagan

04-08-2005, 11:07 PM

Interesting concept going, and I like the coloring and details, specially on the girl with the dish (her face and body look amazing- the hand needs some more tension drawin into it though). Nice work on the beast girl's armor too.

Love how this is progressing! Man, you have soooooo much detail goin' on there, it's CRAZY! Brilliant stuff. I really like the bodyguard's design too... very cool armour. The concept is wonderful and again, I have to say how epic this piece feels... aaargh, I can't believe you still have to add a MARKET FULL OF PEOPLE?!!! LOL. Dude, you way too ambitious, ha ha ha. Amazing work, my friend... keep it up!

Cheers!

Tariq12

04-10-2005, 11:59 AM

artjunkie , thanks for the kudos my friend. Yeah I have never attempted a piece this big before, but I think i'm getting a handle on it.
going to b posting up a WIP of the whole piece so far, in a few hours.
Cheers,
T.
:thumbsup:

Hi all, here is a WIP on the whole scene. Trying to get all those little people in the BG.

Cheers,
T.

NOOB!

04-10-2005, 08:36 PM

damn tariq excellent work!

but i think u need to define a midground more,right now it looks like foreground ,background.

maybe a layer of mist,or sumthin in the area where the gurl with the freaky feet and chains is.

i'm not sure,but do u understand what i'm saying?

sgw

04-10-2005, 10:22 PM

I like it. The sky especially, very Maxwell Parish.

Tariq12

04-10-2005, 10:30 PM

Hey Noob - thanx man, yeah I know exactly what u mean. I'm trying to get the crowds and all the detail in before I go in and work on the deapth of field stuff. i really want to have that smokey market place feel. Thanx for the heads up though.,, :thumbsup:

Diss - thanx dude. Maxwell parrish huh ? I really like his stuff. :)

T.

walrus

04-11-2005, 03:26 AM

Ah, it's nice to see the broader shot of how things are all coming together after seeing the detailed sketches of the various elements. It's looking good! There are so many different colors going on but they're all working together really well. And I love that sky especially! Good luck as you refine it more.

-mike

Tariq12

04-11-2005, 10:35 AM

thanks Mike, I'm trying to get that classical look happening overall.

T.
:)

JakubFromOz

04-11-2005, 10:42 AM

this scene is really coming together very nice use of colors im liking it alot :D excellent idea as well

ANARKY

04-11-2005, 11:04 AM

This is an excellent image and comming along really well, but can I just point out one potential probelem.

In the rules of this Challenge, it states that one, either the master or the serevnt, NEEDS to be Human. Not a Mutant, or Humanoid, but HUMAN!
And your servent, doesnt look typically human. I know your other sevents are human, but the judges might not see them as the main servent. Just something to bare in mind.

Good luck.

calisto-lynn

04-11-2005, 01:01 PM

good work tariq12.. it all looks great!:)

nebezial

04-11-2005, 01:08 PM

yo, i noticed a problem, thelight on the girls dsoesnt match the lght on the right pillar, now u could explain it by saying its a two sun planet, but then that would create much more problematic points, fix it man, make it perfect!:bounce:

GhostInTheMachine

04-11-2005, 04:44 PM

hi. cool work tariq, there's certainly enough to look at! how about extending the theme a little and have the slave girls chopping up oily fish (that would look great) - maybe have the boom fishing nets like you get in oldworld china and india in the lake/sea behind.
good work mate! :thumbsup:

Ghost - You have given me some interesting ideas to think about. I think some fishermen in the BG would look mighty nice. :)

Anarky - Thank you for that heads up. I read the rules again and u are right. One of the main two have to b human. Much as it pains me i'm going to have to change the cat into a little boy or girl.(master or Mistress..) Thanks for the insight. :thumbsup:

Tommy Lee

04-11-2005, 07:13 PM

Ah, it's nice to see the broader shot of how things are all coming together after seeing the detailed sketches of the various elements. It's looking good! There are so many different colors going on but they're all working together really well. And I love that sky especially! Good luck as you refine it more.

-mike

Have to second that. Comes along very nicly:thumbsup:

ANARKY

04-12-2005, 12:22 PM

Anarky - Thank you for that heads up. I read the rules again and u are right. One of the main two have to b human. Much as it pains me i'm going to have to change the cat into a little boy or girl.(master or Mistress..) Thanks for the insight. :thumbsup:

No worries, dont want that hard work going to waste! Good Luck!

Trower

04-12-2005, 03:37 PM

I have faith you can pull this off Tariq... but ambitious seems to be a word popping into my head.

'Reactor' was a very good piece, but in the same way you agreed you were guilty of looking at that picture in its component parts, rather than as the sum of its parts... when creating it... be careful not to do the same thing here.

The qualities within your work are strong... I suppose I'm just thinking that you might possibly sell yourself short by producing a large stage beset with a myriad of characters, rather than a slightly smaller one that just hints at them...

All said and done, you have plenty of time to complete your vision, and the headway you have made so far is great... I am concerned merely that you will distract viewers from the main narrative of your work by bombarding them with little gems to tuck into.

The stated criteria for the M&S challlenge seems to be one of making the artist really work on their illustrative storytelling abilities. Art directors within advertising often criticised me in the past for putting too much in a scene... In a world where narrative and message is everything... sometimes simpler is better...

Saying that... Advertising exec's are generally complete nimrods, who get excited about the same things an imaginative human-being gets a lazy-lob over.

I digress...

You'll only produce a piece thats good, if you, yourself are happy with it... Basically; ignore me, if i'm being a git...

I only want you to do well mate, as I like your work. The babes in the piece are babes, even at this early stage, so keep it up,

Regards.

:)

Redf

04-12-2005, 05:17 PM

Really a nice piece,detailed and so very well done,real interestin scene.Well done and nice plan.:thumbsup:

Tariq12

04-12-2005, 06:14 PM

Hi Ross, thanks for that great insight. I think my only true concern all along while doing this piece was composition related. i actually went into it knowing that I was going to do something that no one else was attempting. I wanted it to be in the stlye of the Orientalists , wherein i wanted it to consist of a bustling marketplace. I do agree with you that for the most part ,less is definately more, but sometimes if done right more is best. I'm 100% positive I can and will complete this well before the deadline. That is a personal challenge I have set for myself. :thumbsup:

Hi all havn't posted for awhile, been so busy with the day job and wanted to take a little break as well.
So here is a new WIP of some stuff and work on the little floater.
T.

asparta

04-17-2005, 08:17 AM

good modeled firures...so much of them makes the composition look fragmentary, perhaps it would be compesated by the coloring i like the colors...most of all I admire the column detail - i'm interested how i've done it, and will be glad if you share the method

nebezial

04-18-2005, 02:39 PM

allright i see u r back:thumbsup: loks great man, i see u did ur homework on the pillar, since the right side of it looks unfinished i aint gonna go all advisory on u , btw do u have msn messanger?

xric7

04-18-2005, 03:37 PM

great work:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
beautyful scene and colour
i'll wait for more

Hi all, thanks for all the cool coments. here is the whole scene. Defined the space crafts and put more background people in. Also in general started tightening up the architecture as well.
Cheers,
T

arkinet

04-19-2005, 12:02 AM

the big picture, yeahaaaaaaaaa!!! awesome! just some thought, maybe blur out a li'l the background, it competes w/ the main characters, specially the spacecrafts...great work dude!!!

Tariq12

04-19-2005, 12:08 AM

hey arkinet, thanks for the kudos man, yeah i'm gonna get some cloudy misty thing inbetween the main characters and the BG. Still trying to fit everything in before I start tweaking the enviro. Thanks for the heads up though.
Cheers,
T. :thumbsup:

Hi all, here is another WIP. Started adding the finer details, but still have to work on the main stuff yet to be put in.

Tariq12

04-21-2005, 09:08 AM

Hi all...
cabertevon - thanks, i'm on it, thanks for the heads up . :)
Benita - thanks mate. I think the details are the ones that make this picture, without them I think it would kind of look boring... :shrug:
Neb - thanks man, how do I get MSN Messenger ? Is It free ?
calisto - thanks mate, no I treated both or all the figures the same. I just wanted the guy to be in the shadows. This being said I still havn't put the shadows on the girl. Hopefuly it'll all even out in the end... :argh:

Thanks again all.
Cheers,
T.

nebezial

04-21-2005, 10:12 AM

go to google and write msn messenger and u r there , totaly free, and the best way to comunicate:thumbsup:

nebezial

04-22-2005, 02:14 PM

ALLRIIGHT were in business now, u add a new contact and write in my email which ill p m to u and then when we re online it warns u and u can check, the great thing is that we can talk and send pictures and files, but ull see what i mean, ill be back tonight, now to pm u my mail:thumbsup:

searparker

04-22-2005, 07:10 PM

Wow, i feel kind of star trek and starwars scene, it look wonderful. Sharp colors, and unique characters, spaceships, and environment. Very Nice!

BlacKeri

04-22-2005, 11:52 PM

Wow, it's been a long time since I came here, but I love what I see definitely.
I really dig the sharp colors you are using, really sweet! The detailing is very impressive as well, but as mentioned before, I think there might be a problem with distracting the viewer from the "point of the theme" because of all the eyecandy. It might just be me though :P
Either way, I have to admit you're doig a really good job, so keep it up! :)

hi all , here is a WIP of the busy market throng. Also the girl with the bowl, I was originaly going to have her with just that, but I think it would be cool to have her almost like a sidewalk vender...hmmm, yes.
T.

Vectorius

04-25-2005, 10:23 AM

It's a good job:thumbsup: .. nice colors! maybe you should add some blur in background.. in order to accentuate the foreground!
Good luck!!:)

calisto-lynn

04-25-2005, 10:24 AM

very good tariq, it looks great, very detailed. u got some patience!:thumbsup:

Tariq12

04-25-2005, 10:39 AM

Fiolka - thanks mate. Yeah i'm going to finish off everything first and then going to blur the crap out of it.... just kidding, only the parts that need bluring. :thumbsup:

calisto - thanks man, some call it patience, some call it lunacy... :argh:

cheers,
T.

ilusiondigital

04-25-2005, 11:01 AM

Oriental pleasure, well done and great design

xric7

04-25-2005, 04:10 PM

great work.
very nice detail.
i'll wait to see more. :thumbsup:

MDN67

04-25-2005, 04:13 PM

Very nice pic, if the far background is paint and if is not a photo, it's a great piece of art

AirbORn

04-25-2005, 04:31 PM

Great composition. Lots of detail, which I like. The colours and lighting is beautiful also. Can't wait to see what else you will add to this. :)

Tariq12

04-25-2005, 07:54 PM

hey guys,
ilusion... - thanks man. :)
xric7 - thanks man :)
mdn67 - thanks man, yeah the BG is all paint. I started making all these foliage brushes and kept building it up and bluring. It was touch and go there for a minute though, it started looking like crap at one point.
Airborn - thanks man. :)

GhostInTheMachine

04-25-2005, 07:59 PM

good work tariq, its looking great! :thumbsup:

cyberarts

04-26-2005, 02:50 AM

Hi, your work is getting better and better. I really like all the details you put on your caracters and the environment. Your style is really inspire me.

I can't wait to see your final version. Keep up your good work.

TheMagnetic

04-26-2005, 03:43 AM

Hey there. This is some really good coloring. I love the way you started off the illustration. with just the prismacolor or of the related media and then pulling out the detials with the pen. And man the colors..good job man this is so good. Im so glad that not all the submissions suck!

Wow Tariq, your detail is like... intense! It's really coming together... are you nearly done? Just a thought, how about fading the structure on the left behing the chained girl back a bit to give a tad more depth there...?

Tariq12

05-03-2005, 08:34 AM

Hey Thanks Posh. yeah I think i'm 90 % done. I'm going to be bluring the crap out of the need to be blured parts very soon. :thumbsup:

Cheers,
T.

NOOB!

05-03-2005, 09:50 AM

Hey Thanks Posh. yeah I think i'm 90 % done. I'm going to be bluring the crap out of the need to be blured parts very soon. :thumbsup:

Cheers,
T.

well it looks 90% crap,the whole thing wud look better blurred cos then u wudn't be able to see the crappyness.

bwuhaha i'm kiddin u,*or am i*

lol,looks excellent tariq!

MDN67

05-03-2005, 09:55 AM

always a very great pic with more and more details, very good work:thumbsup:

omengeorge

05-03-2005, 10:07 AM

Simply amazing work..just hope this whole image looks non clustered at the end.. real good detailing work being done by you.. one point...the bad chained babe..her expression is weird...feels plastic.. maybe a grimace or something at all other than the blank look she now posesses would do a lot of good..
love,
Vinesh

nebezial

05-03-2005, 11:33 AM

oy mate im back looks great, xcept boobs of the left girl are too high, it bothers the eye and followinf them up goes her solar plexus, fix it and itll be perfect

fensterer

05-03-2005, 04:56 PM

Wow, this looks awesome! I love the character with the mechanical legs!:buttrock: Fantastic work!

Hi all, heres the finished masters. Trying not to rush it, but should have it all done by tomorrow.

Cheers,
T.

Rudeone

05-14-2005, 12:17 PM

Hiya, didn't check this one for a while, this looks great man! love all the details, especially on the clothing of the masters, can't wait to see it finished

Miyagu

05-14-2005, 01:27 PM

didn't check this one for a while

me too.. :)

as expected this is looking really stunning! i love the colorful details! the costumes of the girls.. wow.. and the way you rendered the material on the flying master ship is soooo cool! :applause::applause::applause: i wish i had some metall in my picture too!

keep up the great work!

spacesnail

05-14-2005, 01:35 PM

Shame on me not to have seen your beautiful picture before :shrug:
Very nice mix with the previous challenges' themes :applause:

Wish the best luck

walrus

05-14-2005, 02:24 PM

This is looking great, Tariq. Such a wealth of beautiful textures and details and colors and everything! And I love those clouds in the backround too. If you've got time, watch out for the tangent with the largest spaceship and the chain to the woman's neck: It looks as though the ship is a charm hanging from the chain. Good luck finishing all of the details by the deadline, can't wait to see it all finished!

-mike

Tariq12

05-14-2005, 06:44 PM

Hey ..
Rudeone - thanks for the kudos. yeah i'm really happy how the masters costumes turned out. :thumbsup:
Dunkelgold - cheers mate. :thumbsup: I really like rendering metal...
Spacesnail - thanks for finally droping by mate and also for the kudos. :thumbsup:
Walrus - Thanks man. On the high res one it's much clearer. The motion blur I gave the ship distinguishes it from the chain. :)

Thanks again all.
T.

beelow

05-14-2005, 06:47 PM

Wow, I never seen this entry before... Looking Really good. I can't believe that I have missed out in this entry. Good Luck!:eek:

nebezial

05-14-2005, 06:48 PM

good luck my friend or as they say it see you at the finish line:thumbsup:

excellent work.:thumbsup:
and also the details.
love the characters a lot.especially leftmost girl!!:drool:

THECLYKE

05-14-2005, 11:27 PM

I LOVE YOU...I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHO YOU ARE...BUT I LOVE YOU....YOU PUT ALMOST EVERYTHING I LIKE INTO ONE DRAWING.....:thumbsup::love:

http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?t=239415

Tariq12

05-14-2005, 11:41 PM

Hey...
xric7 - thanks for the kudos man. :thumbsup:
the clyke - ...umm... i don't know how to feel... yeah sure i cruise around cgtalk but i never wanted to get tied down... :rolleyes: Glad you like the pic mate .

T.

arLutiK

05-15-2005, 08:46 AM

Tariq, very nice work, you did an amzing job on those faces. :applause:

Hi all, here is stage 2 of the final colouring. Now must try to figure out how to FTP using a Mac.
Cheers,
T.

Belhaven

05-15-2005, 09:46 AM

youve really put a lot of detail and work into every corner of this piece. thats so admirable. but personally, it looks more like a collage than anything else. you gave everything the darkest darks and lightest lights... there is no coordination here. everything has its own light source and doesnt belong in the same scene... or at least thats what it looks like to me...

Under the shaded canopy it is cool as the heat of the afternoon sun shines down. Slowly they amble and finally approach the stall. You see both sisters, twin heirs and masters to the Upper Kingdom of Naspure. With them is the fiercely renowned Warrior , protector and servant 'Gei- Janna'. To them she is bound by ' Eternal Servitude ', the code her caste live and die by. She stops by the slaver ' Noamer ', a despicable and despised parasite who relishes the misfortune and suffering of others. A beast whome I now call ' master '.
I sit and wait, under the cool shade of the canopy, as my master peddles his wares. he will soon approach me for I have a task. A task that is bound to me and my kind.
What ? she sees me. her glare makes me uneasy. My eyes search the promenade, and I see the twin masters aloft sitting in their transport. A vendor offers a master refreshment. Has it been poisoned ? I don't know how many players are in this game. It is then that I spot him. Zarkon, master of the lower house of Ilam. He lurks in the shadows. He is unkind to his slaves. In the distance I hear my name. It is time. I must prepare.
The House of Nilam and it's Masters in the upper kingdom of Naspure must fall. I am it's destroyer. My code wills it.... Assassin.

T.

Rudeone

05-16-2005, 10:00 AM

Hahaa nice you finished, it turned out fantastic, lovely details and so much is going on that you can look at over and over, good job:applause:

congratulations and good luck in the voting

Tariq12

05-16-2005, 10:04 AM

Hey Rudeone, thanks man. It was a bit touch and go there for a while but I finally managed to finish it. :cool:
Cheers,
T.

xric7

05-16-2005, 03:27 PM

awsome!!
great final image.
hope u best luck in this challenge.
congrats.:applause: :thumbsup: :buttrock:

Tariq12

05-16-2005, 03:36 PM

Hi all,
I would like to thank each and everyone of you who was with me through out the entire process of this competition. All who gave me kudos, crits and coments of any and all sorts, thank you for this inspired me to push my self and do somthing i had never done before... a picture of this magnitude. Best of all I am glad to have made a few friends along the way.
Finally, I wish each and everyone the very best of luck as we come to the close of the competition. Hope to see all you guys on the other side.

Cheers,
Tariq.

p.s. i will be posting up my backstory for my pic very soon.

:thumbsup:

camtheman

05-16-2005, 03:53 PM

congrats on an epic pic. Good luck in the voting.

My M&S:

http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?t=227140&page=6&pp=15

cha0t1c1

05-16-2005, 03:55 PM

gigantic :eek:
just beautiful, congrats with complete truth...

Ducklator

05-16-2005, 04:02 PM

wow... it's awsome! great final image!:thumbsup:

only, I don't understand one things... who is the master? sorry:sad:

by the way, it's an exelent image!

MDN67

05-16-2005, 07:59 PM

a great great pic with many different style of character, all very well painting, good work, and good luck for the end

Miyagu

05-16-2005, 08:13 PM

hi tariq!

everybody is flipping images around here! :D for me it works fine this way because it puts my favourite part (the 2 sitting slavegirls) on the right(dominant) side :thumbsup:
and you have an insane amount of beautyful details going on here!!! (enaugh to make at least 3 final pictures!) :bounce:

good luck for the contest!!! :thumbsup: :thumbsup::thumbsup: see you around next time..

cheers!

benita

arkinet

05-17-2005, 12:10 AM

ahhh...hmmm...ehhh... cant find the word dude! this is awesome!!!:bounce: :bounce:

rwitzsche

05-17-2005, 12:25 AM

Wow, there's a lot going on here! Must have been a lot of work - Looks Great!

John Keates

05-17-2005, 12:42 AM

I really like the idea behind this image. There is a lot going on and I really get drawn in. I wonder what is going on in the background etc. Cool stuff!

Tariq12

05-17-2005, 09:06 AM

Hi guys,
cameron - thanks man. much appreciated.
cha0t1c1 - thanks man.
Ducklator - thanks man. The master is who ever you want it to be. But in this case it's the two kids. :)
MDN67 - thanks man, much appreciated.
Benita - thanks mate. Yeah I think the picture reads better this way myself. I heard somwhere that we read left to right so the flow of what we see should follow that. :thumbsup:
arkinet - thanks man, much appreciated :thumbsup:
rwitzsche - Thanks man, yeah it was a bit of work but got there in the end.
John - thanks man - yeah I wanted to put more people in the BG But I just didn't have any more time.
Cheers,
Tariq.

nice work tariq, i see u decided to g with the fist one. looks great, it shows u really worked hard on all those people! good luck mate! cheers!:D

Tariq12

05-17-2005, 03:17 PM

Hey Calisto, thanks mate. Yeah I got detailed WIPs of all the BG folk. It was a lot of fun doing them.
T.
:thumbsup:

AlyFell

05-17-2005, 06:17 PM

Well done on a pic of truly epic proportions Tariq! :) I was thinking of flipping mine, but I've got so much writing in it... duh!

Tariq12

05-17-2005, 07:23 PM

Thanx Aly !! :thumbsup:

Tariq12

05-17-2005, 08:11 PM

Hi all, here is my backstory...

Under the shaded canopy it is cool as the heat of the afternoon sun shines down. Slowly they amble and finally approach the stall. You see both sisters, twin heirs and masters to the Upper Kingdom of Naspure. With them is the fiercely renowned Warrior , protector and servant 'Gei- Janna'. To them she is bound by ' Eternal Servitude ', the code her caste live and die by. She stops by the slaver ' Noamer ', a despicable and despised parasite who relishes the misfortune and suffering of others. A beast whome I now call ' master '.
I sit and wait, under the cool shade of the canopy, as my master peddles his wares. he will soon approach me for I have a task. A task that is bound to me and my kind.
What ? she sees me. her glare makes me uneasy. My eyes search the promenade, and I see the twin masters aloft sitting in their transport. A vendor offers a master refreshment. Has it been poisoned ? I don't know how many players are in this game. It is then that I spot him. Zarkon, master of the lower house of Ilam. He lurks in the shadows. He is unkind to his slaves. In the distance I hear my name. It is time. I must prepare.
The House of Nilam and it's Masters in the upper kingdom of Naspure must fall. I am it's destroyer. My code wills it.... Assassin.

Tariq.
:thumbsup:

dloots

05-18-2005, 07:21 AM

This image is amazing, I love the color and characters, you must have spent hours on this.

Good luck for the competition.

Tariq12

05-18-2005, 08:38 AM

Hee, heh.. thanks dloots, yeah I spent a few houres on this one. :thumbsup:
T.

Great work Tariq, as always. Good luck dude, see you next time!:thumbsup:

ms@zx

05-20-2005, 12:48 PM

welldone tariq and congratulation to u.i'd really love to see u in the next entry.best of luck in the finals:)

Tariq12

05-20-2005, 07:44 PM

taz23 - thanks man, good luck and see you next time around too.
ms@zx - thanks man good luck to you too. And see you next time around.
:thumbsup:

TheFirstAngel

05-21-2005, 04:01 PM

Just came to save your final pieve on my harddisk and wish you all the best for your finals, your work rocked, always. love the 100nds of fine details and your huge, epic scifi scenery, your uber cute girls and the lovely athmosphere. all my best wishes on the final!:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

demonicoz

05-21-2005, 04:16 PM

Wow Tariq what a fine piece of work mate. Very bladerunner-esque, I love the lighting, colours, and composition. The way you fuse organic with mechanical is breathtaking, I absolutely love the slave, the work on the legs is amazing. Have you had any work published yet, because with this quality you should be earning good money doing book covers and stuff. Anyway well done from another fellow Muslim artist mate; top marks.
I hope you can spare a few minutes to check out mine at:
http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?t=234420

All feedback will be very much appreciated, thanks; till next time.
Good luck to us all!

demonicoz

05-21-2005, 07:34 PM

Hey thanks for dropping by bro, really appreciate the good words. Anyway I'm stunned that you know Dorian Vallejo, is he still painting? Haven't seen much of his stuff lately. Also how do I get my stuff up onto the 2D section?

Hope to hear from you soon.
Usman

demonicoz

05-21-2005, 08:29 PM

Holy s**t, That picture is the dogs Bo11x bro, incredible work. Actually not that big a fan of the magazine, I'm a fan of the music. But I do have a load of HM mags in my archives. Did you actually paint the metal i.e. brushwork or was it by other means. Its a stunning piece Taz. Me personally, I painted in oils for over a decade and now with painter i've started again after a 3 year lull. This is only my second painting using Painter so I think I could pretty well if I stick to it. What do you think? But I'm still working in more or less the same process as I did in oils, although I'm taking a lot more risks now and loving it, experimenting a lot more.

Tell me more about yourself, what do you do, how old are ya, intersts etc...

Oh and I've already submitted the painting, cheers for that mate.
A growing fan of your work
Usman

punklover

05-21-2005, 09:21 PM

great work ! very detailed , just keep it up and good luck:thumbsup:

Tariq12

05-24-2005, 11:37 AM

Hey guys,..
the1st_angel - thanks mate for poping round through out this process. Good luck to you as well and hope to see you next time around. :thumbsup:
demonicoz - thanks for the kudos man. good luck to you in the final as well. :thumbsup:
punklover - thanks dude. :)

cheers,
T.

Katea

06-01-2005, 11:16 PM

That's a very detailed picture, I like it :) You must be very patient!
I wish you the best at the M&S contest! :)

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